Harlem+Renaissance+Period+4

angelica magana jordy sanchez ceron rene casanova heron salsa143 jorge souza

=//__**History**__// = = = * [] ^ [] - [] ' [] **1. also known as the New Negro movement, the New Negro Renaissance, and the Negro Renaissance** * WriteWork contributors. "Brief Summary of the Harlem Renaissance." WriteWork.com. WriteWork.com, 01 March, 2004. Web. 11 Jan. 2012. **2. happened toward the end of World War I in 1918 and between and the Great Depression in the mid 1930's** **3. The Harlem Renaissance marked the first time that mainstream publishers and critics took African American literature seriously and that African American literature and arts attracted significant attention from the nation at large.** * WriteWork contributors. " Brief Summary of the Harlem Renaissance." WriteWork.com. WriteWork.com, 01 March, 2004. Web. 11 Jan. 2012. **4. it has been described to be a** **"spiritual coming of age" in which the black community was able to seize upon its "first chances for group expression and self determination." ^ ** "The Birth of the Harlem Renaissance: History & Timeline." Infoplease. © 2000–2007 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease. 11 Jan. 2012 **5. during this time approximately 750,000 African Americans moved from the south and into the north in areas were there was a racially tolerant environment ^ ** **6. it was more of a literary, artistic, cultural, intellactual, movement, that began in Harlem, New York, which essentially gave a whole new identity of the black community ** **7.** **[|Harlem Renaissance timline]** ~During the first few moments of this movement, colored people were seen as an underclass, unhumane, and were treated with such disrespect that it was nearly horrific; to this day, such actions still take place. At the time they felt marginalized for many reasons. At first when they started to with their literary works, many white folks refused to publish their great works. Another very well known factor, was raciall discrimination. Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt) Dubois, were perhaphs, if not, the most important politicians of this time. Marcus Gravey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and was elected by its council to be President of the association. He had a Black Nationalist philosophy. W.E.B. Cubois was the leading black politician and philosopher during th Harlem Renaissance. He was a socialigist, historian, civil rights activist, and author and an editor.Approximately a century before, the Civil War had just bearly come to its conclusions, yet colored people were still recoginized as "negroes" and "blacks" they had yet not "officialy" been recognized as a civilized ethnicity group, with a corresponding name of African-Americans. With that still in progress, several people during this time era, might of have shared experiences that their prior ancestors might of had. It was nearly another decade after the Harlem Renaissance when the Civil Rights movement began. =<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**__Literature__** =

[|harlem renaissance literature]
- All authors were aware that they had to write well to be noticed. - Had high expectations for themselves - Would always mention how the stereotypes didnt pay attention to all the contributions african-americans made [|Timeline(1926)]

- A famous book written by Langston Hughes. He made a big contribution to harlem literature. This poem was awarded for being the best in a magazine. - Langston Hughes was later critized in his other books for the way he portayed the reality of black urban life. - he was not aware of the upper class - he was viewed diffrentlty by other professional african-american authors.

- Zora Neale Hourston - Female leader who inspred many women to begin contributing in the Harlem Renaissance - She was viewed as a filthy women - She began writing in the FIRE!! magazine

=<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**__Visual Arts/Media Specialists__** =



He was an African American Artist and was also known for work during the Harlem Renaissance. He was intimately associated with the "Harlem Renaissance" of the 1930s, being considered as one of the movements preeminent contributors. Although he is primarily known for his work in sculpture, he was equally skilled as a figurist and character artist in the various paint mediums, conte crayon, pastel, free form sketch, etc.
 * Henry Bannarn**



He was an African American painter and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance.he began to produce illustrations for both //"The Crisis"// and //"Opportunity"//, the two most important magazines associated with the Harlem Renaissance.Douglas was heavily influenced by the African culture he painted for. His natural talent plus his newly acquired inspiration allowed Douglas to be considered the "Father of African American arts." That title led him to say," Do not call me the Father of African American Arts, for I am just a son of Africa, and paint for what inspires me."
 * Aaron Douglas** (May 26, 1899 – February 3, 1979)

=__//** MUSIC **//__= = = = =

-during the harlem renisance there many jazz clubs that opened up because of the music that was being played at the time. -jazz was the most common type of music that was being played. -"Middle-class and upper-class black families were, at best, ambivalent about embracing vernacular elements of African American culture-and often explicitly hostile." -jazz music clubs wasnt only attended by african american but also by white people and it united them. it was a place where discrimination and sterotypes wasnt really practiced. -[] Duke Ellington (april 29,1899 - may 24, 1974)

-Duke Ellington was born in Washington, D.C. to a middle-class family. He began playing the piano at age seven and his interest in the arts was fostered at an early age. His family supported his endeavors and he remained an arts student through high school. Although he received a scholarship to attend Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, he did not accept it. He started playing in Broadway nightclubs in New York City at age seventeen. Ellington was a very talented musician who became internationally known after he became bandleader at The Cotton Club. He put together an orchestra of the very best talents around. He and his orchestra were considered the "house band" for The Cotton Club and they played at The Cotton Club six nights a week from 1922 to 1931. The club not only gave Ellington national exposure through radio broadcasts originating there, but enabled him to develop his repertoire while composing not only the dance tunes for the shows, but also the overtures, transitions, accompaniments, and "jungle" effects that gave him the freedom to experiment with orchestral colours and arrangements that touring bands rarely had. Ellington recorded over 100 compositions during this era and composed over 3,000 songs, while building the group that he led for nearly fifty years. In his fifty year career, he played over 20,000 performances in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East as well as Asia. Duke Ellington is widely considered as one of the twentieth century's best known African American celebrities; One of the most influential figures in jazz if not all of American music

Billie Holiday (april 7, 1915 - july 17, 1959) -Eleanora Fagan, naming herself Billie Holiday (also known as "Lady Day") after the famous Billie Dove entered the jazz scene in the 1930's. She arrived in New York to join her mother who relocated shortly before her daughter's arrival. According to her own story, Holiday was recruited for a brothel and was eventually jailed briefly for prostitution. At some point after 1930, she began singing at a small club in Brooklyn, and in a year or so moved to a Harlem club well known to jazz enthusiasts called Pods' and Jerry's. In 1933, age 18, she was working in another Harlem club, Monette's, where she was discovered by the producer and talent scout John Hammond. Hammond immediately arranged three recording sessions for her with Benny Goodman and found engagements for her in New York clubs. In 1935, he began recording her regularly, usually under the direction of Teddy Wilson, with studio bands that included many of the finest jazz musicians of the day. These recordings, made between 1935 and 1942, constitute a major body of jazz music; many include work by Lester Young, the saxophonist who played along with Billie Holiday. Though aimed mainly at the black jukebox audience, the recordings caught the attention of musicians throughout America and soon other singers were working in Holiday's light, rhythmic manner. Popularity with a wider audience came more slowly. When Holiday joined Count Basie in 1937 and then Artie Shaw in 1938, she became one of the very first black women to work with a white orchestra, an impressive accomplishment of her time. She loved the styles of Louis Armstrong and the great blues singer Bessie Smith, and learned to use her voice like an instrument.

-[]